In 2007, John McCains comprehensive immigrant-legalization bill failed after opponents flooded the Senate with calls, shutting down the switchboard. Despite considerable press hype, the bill didnt even muster a majority on the crucial cloture vote.

It wont be that easy this time. For one thing, they have a better switchboard, Im told. For another, the Republican consultantse.g. Gillespie, Rovewho helped Mitt Romney lose the 2012 election have taken their own failure as an excuse to push what theyve wanted all alonga business-pleasing immigration policy guaranteeing a supply of inexpensive labor from abroad and a stream of campaign donations to pay Republican consultants. It beats rethinking the rest of the GOP agenda.

In fact, despite all the talk of polarization and Citizens United, the big money in the immigration fight almost unanimously favors a bipartisan, legalization-first bill. Kochs included. The GOP donor class is asserting itself....Its spotted what it thinks is an intersection of crude self-interest, high-minded tolerance, partisan strategy and libertarian philosophy.

One of the more influential members of this donorist class is Rupert Murdoch, which means that FOX News has for all intents and purposes switched sides, giving immigration comprehensivists a monopoly in the MSMfive networks to none. As goes Murdoch, so goes Hannity.

If you are a Republican who worries that a flood of low-skilled immigrants would drive down wages and make America an uglier place, where the rich have cheap servants but even diligent unskilled work doesnt afford a life of dignitywell, were sorry. Weve booked our Republican for the panel this weekSenator McCain!

They are not even listening to our emails/phone calls any longer. It's just absolute blatant overreach of power. They all should be run out of D.C. in the least for abusing their loyalty; their oath to the U.S. constitution. We are being transformed by both parties. It's insane for any of them to support amnesty. It's disgraceful of how McCain failed in 2007 at this; now here he and Schumer align for another push. I think Palin should speak out against this amnesty bill.

I do not believe our immigration law is broken, per se. My parents immigrated with existing law, and the children I adopted overseas immigrated with existing law. As far as I can tell, the law works just fine.

Existing immigration law is broken BY people entering our country illegally.

It is broken BY government officials who have violated their oaths of office and are guilty of MALFEASANCE by ordering Law Enforcement agencies NOT TO ENFORCE the existing law.

It is broken BY mayors of “sanctuary cities” that refuse to enforce the very laws they swore to uphold.

What makes you think that these flagrant lawbreakers will suddenly obey a new immigration law? Where are the teeth in this law?

Does this new immigration law provide for the arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of mayors of “sanctuary cities” who refuse to enforce it? Does it provide REAL penalties for government officials who order law enforcement agencies NOT to
enforce it? Does it allow border states to use their state militia and national guard units to vigorously protect their borders with lethal force?

The answer I’m getting is, “No, it does not.”

None of the lawbreaking culprits in government has any intention of enforcing any of the so-called “enforcement” provisions of this new immigration law.

Bump, we are totally screwed. Big Corporations in bed with big government to enrich themselves and impoverish us. Our rulers want to turn the USA into Mexico where the elites get everything and us peasants get nothing. They have largely succeeded. Bringing in another 30 million or so third worlders will finish the job. Good-Bye US Constitution hello ruling elites.

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posted on 06/11/2013 10:01:51 AM PDT
by jpsb
(Believe nothing until it has been offically denied)

” For another, the Republican consultantse.g. Gillespie, Rovewho helped Mitt Romney lose the 2012 election have taken their own failure as an excuse to push what theyve wanted all alonga business-pleasing immigration policy guaranteeing a supply of inexpensive labor from abroad and a stream of campaign donations to pay Republican consultants. It beats rethinking the rest of the GOP agenda. “

Great letter! I called her office today, though I’m not in her state. I just told her like I tell them all, they were elected by and paid by Americans to represent Americans. Not people who come here to take advantage of Americans.

“If Senators fear losing their office if a bill becoming lawand they tend to be highly risk-awareit often has a way of dying without any fingerprints on it (which is arguably what happened in 2007).”

They fear nothing. Time and again, when entrenched cancers like Juan McCain are challenged in a primary fight, the idiots in their districts, like a dog to its vomit, relect them.

Folks, these numbers work and I have been calling in-state and out of state Senators this morning.

They voted for cloture which puts them into debate, something we prevented in 2007.

The "establishment" wants to shove National Suicide down our throats. Republicans en masse should revolt and tell them that they better think about paying illegals to register Republican because the rest of us are going to walk if this crap goes through.

"If you are a Republican who worries that a flood of low-skilled immigrants would drive down wages and make America an uglier place, where the rich have cheap servants but even diligent unskilled work doesnt afford a life of dignitywell, were sorry."

I have friends and family-—my husband’s family-—who just will not get worked up about this, because if they have an “R” after their names, surely they’re doing what’s right for the country. We shouldn’t be attacking “our side.”

/s

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posted on 06/12/2013 6:55:36 AM PDT
by CatherineofAragon
((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)

Very well put, Westbrook. Since most appears lost at this point, even in the House, why not include a provision in the bill allowing states to enforce this and any other federal law regarding the border, immigration, guest Visas, etc. whether or not the feds do so.

If Rubio really trusts the Feds to enforce the border, he shouldn’t have a problem with this. I don’t expect such an amendment to pass, but it’s worth a shot.

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posted on 06/12/2013 8:07:22 AM PDT
by Sharkfish
( "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -- Edmund Burke)

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